Cook County Opinion
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Fighting terrorists with legal systemJun 20, 2008 11:00 pm - I see by the questionable decision by the Supreme Court that we are taking the first steps to fighting the war on terror with the legal system again. This is basically ...
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Saturday Soapbox: Fox ValleyJun 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Not this year for public works If officials in Carpentersville think the village can break ground on a public works facility this fall, they must know something no one e...
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A father suffers saddest news of allJun 20, 2008 11:00 pm - I was reading an article about a murder sentencing in the June 5 Daily Herald when I realized I knew the father of the victim. Forty years ago, a large group of us then...
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We must rein in big oil companiesJun 20, 2008 11:00 pm - On June 3, a column appeared by John Stossel in which he criticized Democrats for wanting to do something about the gouging American consumers are getting from the insat...
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Conservation incentives a boonJun 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Congress sent good news to Lake County and the rest of the nation last month when it renewed a powerful tax incentive for landowners who preserve wildlife habitat, farml...
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Don't panic; check the oil alternativesJun 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Before we panic and open ANWR and our coastlines to oil drilling, let's look at what is already available. According to David Ivanovich in the Houston Chronicle, June 1...
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Saturday Soapbox: DuPage CountyJun 20, 2008 11:00 pm - A sterling example Bill Simmons, DuPage County's first black police officer and a trailblazer in many other areas, retired Friday after almost 40 years in law enforcemen...
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Hey, it's Take Your Dog's Picture, Bring it to Work DayJun 19, 2008 11:00 pm - I'll admit it: I didn't really think it'd be a good idea to observe "Take Your Dog to Work Day" at the Daily Herald today. When I was asking people in other offices for ...
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School, military too cozyJun 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Recently the Daily Herald carried a disturbing picture titled "Not letting her quit." The picture shows the back of a teenage girl with shoulders rolled and body curled ...
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Don't fall for sales pitch for new taxesJun 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Well, it is that time of the year again. What time is that? Budget time here in Illinois. Once again, our paid politicians are anguishing over passing more tax increases...